I'll make this quick, because there isn't much to say about this horrible episode. This seasons Good/Bad record now stands as 2-2.
I'm getting a little tired of the show being aware of how long it's taking for Ted to tell the story of meeting his wife. All the little quips made by Kal Penn about Robin needing to get to the point are just insulting to the HIMYM fans. It's like the writers are just giving the audience a huge middle finger. They're telling us, we know are flaws and we are just going to make fun of them instead of fixing them.
Speaking of Kal Penn... damn was his character awful! He was obnoxious and annoying and served no purpose other then the above mentioned jokes about how long this story is taking.
Speaking of annoying... looks like likable Ted was a one week anomaly. This episode brought back the whinny Ted that we have all grown to hate over the last few years. Nothing makes an episode unfunny faster then annoying Ted.
Speaking of Narrator Ted (I know, I know, I said nothing about Narrator Ted, but I have a pattern going)... I have no problem with the writers breaking from the normal style of the show, I liked the thought of them changing the point of view of the story even if it made no practical sense, but if you're going to make Robin the narrator of an episode you can't just randomly throw Narrator Ted in.
Speaking of things not making sense... haven't we already done an episode about how involved Marshal and Lily get with their Halloween costumes? It was never mentioned once that Ted partakes in these costumes, so why suddenly is Ted having a breakdown about not being part of them? And what about Robin helping Barney shutting things down? Don't you think she would have been a little upset that he didn't shut these things down when he was dating her? Especially since she wants to get back with him now. This revisionist history in the HIMYM universe is getting really bad and really annoying.
An worst of all... this episode didn't have a laugh in it.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
How I Met Your Mother: Duck Tie
(This is a little late because I had computer problems, but better late then never... right?)
I'm trying not to get to excited about this episode. If the writers of HIMYM have taught me anything, it's that they can' maintain this level of excellence for a whole season anymore. So, instead of getting giddy over the prospects of my favorite show returning to form I'm going to enjoy a great episode, one that is an instant classic in the HIMYM annuls.
The most important thing "Duck Tie" accomplished was making Ted a likable character again. Wither intentional of not, over the last few seasons I've lost all interest in Ted, which is a problem when the premise of the show is following his journey to meet his future wife. If I don't care about the main character, why watch the show? But this episode brought back all those likable characteristics that have been missing. He was vulnerable but not annoying, charming but not annoying, funny but not... annoying. I hope the change was in the writing and not merely a byproduct of throwing him next to an old character I love. At one time Ted was my favorite character, I really connected with him and his plight, I would love to have that old Ted return for good.
The other thing that helped return HIMYM to form was the fact that it was actually funny. As much as the idea of a bet between Marshal and barney feels like old hat and could be seen as a crutch if used too much, it had me laughing out loud, something that has been happening to infrequently the last few seasons. Barney was hilariously evil, Marshal was comically naive, Lily was the perfect foil for both. These are the HIMYM characters I feel in love with. The way the writers bounced from Ted/Victoria to the Gang back to Ted/Victoria was brilliant and kept the episode moving and fresh. I'm hoping nobody drops the ball with this bet and we have a season of duck tie jokes to look forward to, otherwise I may look back on this episode more as a broken promise then a classic.
A lot of people have been speculating about the final few scenes of the episode. They seem to think it signifies a return to Ted and Robin or possible a love rectangle between Ted, Robin, Barney and Nora. I would be a little disappointed if that is the case. We've gone down the Ted and Robin road before and, according to Narrator Ted, have closed the book on any Robin issues between Ted and Barney. Plus, we already know Robin is not the mother, so why go back? I think the writer's need to take it another way. Ted needs to take Victoria's words to come to the realization that he will never find "the one" unless he puts some distance between him and Robin, something that robin, of course, won't understand. The lesson of Victoria's insight shouldn't be that Robin is the one, but that she is in the way of Ted finding the one.
It's nice to see HIMYM return to form, even if its only for one episode. Let's hope this season is filled with more "Duck Tie"s then "The Best Man"s.
I'm trying not to get to excited about this episode. If the writers of HIMYM have taught me anything, it's that they can' maintain this level of excellence for a whole season anymore. So, instead of getting giddy over the prospects of my favorite show returning to form I'm going to enjoy a great episode, one that is an instant classic in the HIMYM annuls.
The most important thing "Duck Tie" accomplished was making Ted a likable character again. Wither intentional of not, over the last few seasons I've lost all interest in Ted, which is a problem when the premise of the show is following his journey to meet his future wife. If I don't care about the main character, why watch the show? But this episode brought back all those likable characteristics that have been missing. He was vulnerable but not annoying, charming but not annoying, funny but not... annoying. I hope the change was in the writing and not merely a byproduct of throwing him next to an old character I love. At one time Ted was my favorite character, I really connected with him and his plight, I would love to have that old Ted return for good.
The other thing that helped return HIMYM to form was the fact that it was actually funny. As much as the idea of a bet between Marshal and barney feels like old hat and could be seen as a crutch if used too much, it had me laughing out loud, something that has been happening to infrequently the last few seasons. Barney was hilariously evil, Marshal was comically naive, Lily was the perfect foil for both. These are the HIMYM characters I feel in love with. The way the writers bounced from Ted/Victoria to the Gang back to Ted/Victoria was brilliant and kept the episode moving and fresh. I'm hoping nobody drops the ball with this bet and we have a season of duck tie jokes to look forward to, otherwise I may look back on this episode more as a broken promise then a classic.
A lot of people have been speculating about the final few scenes of the episode. They seem to think it signifies a return to Ted and Robin or possible a love rectangle between Ted, Robin, Barney and Nora. I would be a little disappointed if that is the case. We've gone down the Ted and Robin road before and, according to Narrator Ted, have closed the book on any Robin issues between Ted and Barney. Plus, we already know Robin is not the mother, so why go back? I think the writer's need to take it another way. Ted needs to take Victoria's words to come to the realization that he will never find "the one" unless he puts some distance between him and Robin, something that robin, of course, won't understand. The lesson of Victoria's insight shouldn't be that Robin is the one, but that she is in the way of Ted finding the one.
It's nice to see HIMYM return to form, even if its only for one episode. Let's hope this season is filled with more "Duck Tie"s then "The Best Man"s.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Fall TV: Part One
Last year, on this blog, I wrote a response to How I Met Your Mother every week. I did this because I felt, at the time, that it was a show worthy of writing about, but after another sub-par year it no longer seems to be as deep and comment worthy as it once was. I do, however still wish to write about television, so to start things off this season, I won't focus on one show, but all of them. To preview the fall season I am going to systematically go through all the shows currently on my tivo season pass along with all the shows I am auditioning to be added. This is going to take a few weeks, but here is part one...
Sons Of Anarchy
I enjoyed season one of this show, I feel in love with it in season two, but season three left we wanting. The show runner seemed to part with everything that made the show so intriguing. The club left Charming for Ireland, the hostility between Clay and Jacks was pushed aside, Gemma was given a less then interesting storyline. All that made me leery going into season 4. Was this a show that had one great season and is done? Or was there more the Sons had to offer? So far, so good. The writers seem to have found everything that made the first two seasons so wonderful. I care about the characters again and want to know where it's all leading too.
VERDICT: Moves back up to #2 on Season Pass Manager
The Ringer
There was a lot of buzz surrounding the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar to the CW. In all honesty, even though I was a huge Buffy The Vampire Slayer fan, I didn't buy that much into it. The premise of the show, Gellar playing twins, one who lives a normal life, the other who is on the run from the mob, however, piqued my interest, so I gave it a look... a ten minute look. Ten minutes was all I could take of the constant quick cuts of Gellar talking to herself. I couldn't imagine watching a full hour of this crap, let alone a whole season. Even if this show was the best written, best acted program on television, it would get another minute of my time, the execution is just too damn annoying.
VERDICT: Deleted Season Pass at 10 minute mark of episode 1
Parenthood
This was a solid show last season and one I was looking forward to returning. I pretty much love the whole cast and the writers seem to find a way to pull at your heart strings every week. I will admit I was a little underwhelmed by the season premier. Michael B. Jordan's fight and arrest seemed a little over the top and Erika Christensen and Lauren Graham's characters are both getting dangerously close to so neurotic they're annoying. Christensen's creepy behavior about wanting another kid is a little off putting and if Graham cries one more time about her daughter growing up I'm going to lose it. The chemistry between the siblings does remain strong though, so I have little fear of the show slipping from what I enjoy about it.
VERDICT: Holding at #6 on Season Pass Manager
Survivor: South Pacific
I'm getting a little tired of the returning player gimmick. Of course it doesn't help that I don't really like either of this year's returning players. Coach is a fool and Ozzy just doesn't have a single likable quality. Bringing players like Boston Rob and Russel back is one thing, but bringing back these two reeks of desperation from the Survivor production crew. That all being said, it's still Survivor and has all the elements of the game that I have always loved.
VERDICT: Holding at #13 on Season Pass Manager
Up All Night
It was the huge amount of talent that had me tuning into this one. I would have checked into any show that had Will Arnet, Christina Applegate, or Maya Rudolph on it, forget about all three. But, like many TV shows loaded with big name talent, the pilot fell a little flat and the second episode wasn't much better. There were really only a couple small laughs and I'm not sure where the premise goes from here. Arnet seems to restrained from his silly style of humor. If this show is going to get better, it needs to stop playing it so straight and get sillier. The ABC sitcom Notes From The Underbelly did a much better job making a similar premise funny.
VERDICT: Will give if another few episodes, but not looking to bright
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Always Sunny is probably one of the most inappropriate comedies of television, as inappropriate as a show on basic cable can get. I say that in a glowing way. Always Sunny's inappropriateness is what makes it so funny, funny in a way that makes you feel horrible as you fall off the couch in hysterics. As with most inappropriate comedies, it's kind of hit or miss. Lucky for us, so far this season has been all hit.
VERDICT: Holding at #18 on Season Pass Manager
How I Met Your Mother
I said at the end of last season that my expectations for this show were officially gone and this season's premier sealed the deal. The currant writers have lost what made this show so special and funny, which in some regards has to be expected as the show's universe gets to big, but doesn't become any less disappointing. The other episodes this season have been a bit funnier then the first, but I still have no interest in Barney in a relationship and fear the show will remain creatively handicapped until we meet the mother.
VERDICT: Slipped from #1 to #4 on Season Pass Manager
2 Broke Girls
I'm not sure what exactly drew me to this show, but my willingness to give it a shot may pay off. Normally your typical multi-camera canned laugh traditional sitcom doesn't do anything for me, but this show made me laugh. Most of those laughs came from Kat Dennings, who was wonderfully sarcastic and snarky. The show still has many flaws and at times seems to rely on the easy joke, but it's still easily the second best new sitcom I've seen this year. Kat Dennings alone seems to be enough for me to keep watching.
VERDICT: Will continue to watch for the foreseeable future
Playboy Club
This show looks and feels like a Mad Men rip off, a really bad Mad Men rip off. It's everything a network ex would think makes Mad Men popular, beautiful people, sketchy characters and murder. Someone should tell them that there isn't any murder in Mad Men. The writing is so good that the Mad Men people never need to rely on cheap soap opera tactics. And the acting is so good you don't think you're just looking at a pretty face. After all the talk about Playboy Club being about empowering women, all it really is is a shallow network soap opera that has tried to steal the style of an acclaimed cable show.
VERDICT: Deleted from Season Pass Manager after 2nd episode
Glee
It's hard for me to remember that there was a time when I loved Glee. There was a time when it was funny, intriguing and one of the best shows on television. Now, I'm not even sure why I watch. Everything that I loved about that first half season has been washed away. Characters that I once loved now annoy the piss out of me. A show that once seemed edgy is now just the same crappy dilemmas repeated week after week. What was once weekly appointment TV is now just background noise when I need to do other stuff. Yet, I still hold out hope that it can regain some of it's old swagger. The return of Rachel's mom has promise and my fingers are crossed that we can cut down the number of "Kurt is gay" episodes from 20 to 3.
VERDICT: Slipped from #3 to #19 on Season Pass Manager
New Girl
Two words: Zooey Deschanel! That's all I needed to tune into this show every week, but what do you know, it's pretty damn funny too. It has the look and feel of a typical sitcom, but the humor is extremely off beat and far from normal sitcom fare. Deschanel is amazingly awkward and hilarious, especially in the first two minutes of the pilot, but oddly enough, the guys she moves in with are just as funny and engaging. The show looks like it's going to be a real winner and is by far the best sitcom of a new season loaded with sitcoms.
VERDICT: Will knock most shows down on Season Pass Manager
Part two of my fall TV preview will come either later this week or early next.
Sons Of Anarchy
I enjoyed season one of this show, I feel in love with it in season two, but season three left we wanting. The show runner seemed to part with everything that made the show so intriguing. The club left Charming for Ireland, the hostility between Clay and Jacks was pushed aside, Gemma was given a less then interesting storyline. All that made me leery going into season 4. Was this a show that had one great season and is done? Or was there more the Sons had to offer? So far, so good. The writers seem to have found everything that made the first two seasons so wonderful. I care about the characters again and want to know where it's all leading too.
VERDICT: Moves back up to #2 on Season Pass Manager
The Ringer
There was a lot of buzz surrounding the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar to the CW. In all honesty, even though I was a huge Buffy The Vampire Slayer fan, I didn't buy that much into it. The premise of the show, Gellar playing twins, one who lives a normal life, the other who is on the run from the mob, however, piqued my interest, so I gave it a look... a ten minute look. Ten minutes was all I could take of the constant quick cuts of Gellar talking to herself. I couldn't imagine watching a full hour of this crap, let alone a whole season. Even if this show was the best written, best acted program on television, it would get another minute of my time, the execution is just too damn annoying.
VERDICT: Deleted Season Pass at 10 minute mark of episode 1
Parenthood
This was a solid show last season and one I was looking forward to returning. I pretty much love the whole cast and the writers seem to find a way to pull at your heart strings every week. I will admit I was a little underwhelmed by the season premier. Michael B. Jordan's fight and arrest seemed a little over the top and Erika Christensen and Lauren Graham's characters are both getting dangerously close to so neurotic they're annoying. Christensen's creepy behavior about wanting another kid is a little off putting and if Graham cries one more time about her daughter growing up I'm going to lose it. The chemistry between the siblings does remain strong though, so I have little fear of the show slipping from what I enjoy about it.
VERDICT: Holding at #6 on Season Pass Manager
Survivor: South Pacific
I'm getting a little tired of the returning player gimmick. Of course it doesn't help that I don't really like either of this year's returning players. Coach is a fool and Ozzy just doesn't have a single likable quality. Bringing players like Boston Rob and Russel back is one thing, but bringing back these two reeks of desperation from the Survivor production crew. That all being said, it's still Survivor and has all the elements of the game that I have always loved.
VERDICT: Holding at #13 on Season Pass Manager
Up All Night
It was the huge amount of talent that had me tuning into this one. I would have checked into any show that had Will Arnet, Christina Applegate, or Maya Rudolph on it, forget about all three. But, like many TV shows loaded with big name talent, the pilot fell a little flat and the second episode wasn't much better. There were really only a couple small laughs and I'm not sure where the premise goes from here. Arnet seems to restrained from his silly style of humor. If this show is going to get better, it needs to stop playing it so straight and get sillier. The ABC sitcom Notes From The Underbelly did a much better job making a similar premise funny.
VERDICT: Will give if another few episodes, but not looking to bright
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Always Sunny is probably one of the most inappropriate comedies of television, as inappropriate as a show on basic cable can get. I say that in a glowing way. Always Sunny's inappropriateness is what makes it so funny, funny in a way that makes you feel horrible as you fall off the couch in hysterics. As with most inappropriate comedies, it's kind of hit or miss. Lucky for us, so far this season has been all hit.
VERDICT: Holding at #18 on Season Pass Manager
How I Met Your Mother
I said at the end of last season that my expectations for this show were officially gone and this season's premier sealed the deal. The currant writers have lost what made this show so special and funny, which in some regards has to be expected as the show's universe gets to big, but doesn't become any less disappointing. The other episodes this season have been a bit funnier then the first, but I still have no interest in Barney in a relationship and fear the show will remain creatively handicapped until we meet the mother.
VERDICT: Slipped from #1 to #4 on Season Pass Manager
2 Broke Girls
I'm not sure what exactly drew me to this show, but my willingness to give it a shot may pay off. Normally your typical multi-camera canned laugh traditional sitcom doesn't do anything for me, but this show made me laugh. Most of those laughs came from Kat Dennings, who was wonderfully sarcastic and snarky. The show still has many flaws and at times seems to rely on the easy joke, but it's still easily the second best new sitcom I've seen this year. Kat Dennings alone seems to be enough for me to keep watching.
VERDICT: Will continue to watch for the foreseeable future
Playboy Club
This show looks and feels like a Mad Men rip off, a really bad Mad Men rip off. It's everything a network ex would think makes Mad Men popular, beautiful people, sketchy characters and murder. Someone should tell them that there isn't any murder in Mad Men. The writing is so good that the Mad Men people never need to rely on cheap soap opera tactics. And the acting is so good you don't think you're just looking at a pretty face. After all the talk about Playboy Club being about empowering women, all it really is is a shallow network soap opera that has tried to steal the style of an acclaimed cable show.
VERDICT: Deleted from Season Pass Manager after 2nd episode
Glee
It's hard for me to remember that there was a time when I loved Glee. There was a time when it was funny, intriguing and one of the best shows on television. Now, I'm not even sure why I watch. Everything that I loved about that first half season has been washed away. Characters that I once loved now annoy the piss out of me. A show that once seemed edgy is now just the same crappy dilemmas repeated week after week. What was once weekly appointment TV is now just background noise when I need to do other stuff. Yet, I still hold out hope that it can regain some of it's old swagger. The return of Rachel's mom has promise and my fingers are crossed that we can cut down the number of "Kurt is gay" episodes from 20 to 3.
VERDICT: Slipped from #3 to #19 on Season Pass Manager
New Girl
Two words: Zooey Deschanel! That's all I needed to tune into this show every week, but what do you know, it's pretty damn funny too. It has the look and feel of a typical sitcom, but the humor is extremely off beat and far from normal sitcom fare. Deschanel is amazingly awkward and hilarious, especially in the first two minutes of the pilot, but oddly enough, the guys she moves in with are just as funny and engaging. The show looks like it's going to be a real winner and is by far the best sitcom of a new season loaded with sitcoms.
VERDICT: Will knock most shows down on Season Pass Manager
Part two of my fall TV preview will come either later this week or early next.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Big Brother 13 : The Last Veto
Here's this week's journal...
1:16 - Rachel could have arranged a Jordan backdoor without putting blood on her hands. If Rachel is playing this game to win then she needs to get rid of Jordan because she doesn't stand a chance against her. It's looking like Rachel is the player I thought she was.
1:40 - Has Adam been sand bagging the competitions the whole game? That's two wins in a row after not even coming close to winning a single one. It's an interesting strategy because most of the people voting for you to win only saw the poor performances.
5:55 - Man, they make Jordan look super dumb in these confessionals by just having her repeat stuff.
10:43 - Really, Jordan, Porsche doesn't deserve to win? Why do you deserve it? You haven't done anything but ride Jeff, Brendon and Rachel's coattails the whole game. I think it's funny that everyone makes fun of Kalia and Porsche for sleeping all day when they actually fought and won this season while Jordan might as well have been sleeping the whole time.
13:30 - Porsche thinks Adam needs to go up against a newbie to win... that would leave him one vote short. No, Porsche, he needs the most amount of newbies in the jury house as possible. His best chance of winning is keeping Rachel around and letting you go.
14:50 - See, Jordan and Porsche on the block. Maybe Adam isn't as bad as I thought he was.
22:38 - Porsche wins the last Power of Veto... who deserves to stay now, Jordan?
23:40 - Thank God I only have one more week left of watching Rachel cry over nothing.
27:19 - Since Porsche's only chance of winning is against Adam, it doesn't matter much who she evicts. I would probably get rid of Rachel since Jordan is no threat to beat either her or Adam in any competition. Keeping Rachel around puts both you and Adam in danger.
31:10 - Jordan goes home. This pretty much helps everyone, since none of them would have beaten her in the final, but like I said, I would have kept her around another week.
37:00 - America's Vote... I would give the money to Daniele, but I have a feeling that America will vote for Adam.
Only two more episodes left!!
1:16 - Rachel could have arranged a Jordan backdoor without putting blood on her hands. If Rachel is playing this game to win then she needs to get rid of Jordan because she doesn't stand a chance against her. It's looking like Rachel is the player I thought she was.
1:40 - Has Adam been sand bagging the competitions the whole game? That's two wins in a row after not even coming close to winning a single one. It's an interesting strategy because most of the people voting for you to win only saw the poor performances.
5:55 - Man, they make Jordan look super dumb in these confessionals by just having her repeat stuff.
10:43 - Really, Jordan, Porsche doesn't deserve to win? Why do you deserve it? You haven't done anything but ride Jeff, Brendon and Rachel's coattails the whole game. I think it's funny that everyone makes fun of Kalia and Porsche for sleeping all day when they actually fought and won this season while Jordan might as well have been sleeping the whole time.
13:30 - Porsche thinks Adam needs to go up against a newbie to win... that would leave him one vote short. No, Porsche, he needs the most amount of newbies in the jury house as possible. His best chance of winning is keeping Rachel around and letting you go.
14:50 - See, Jordan and Porsche on the block. Maybe Adam isn't as bad as I thought he was.
22:38 - Porsche wins the last Power of Veto... who deserves to stay now, Jordan?
23:40 - Thank God I only have one more week left of watching Rachel cry over nothing.
27:19 - Since Porsche's only chance of winning is against Adam, it doesn't matter much who she evicts. I would probably get rid of Rachel since Jordan is no threat to beat either her or Adam in any competition. Keeping Rachel around puts both you and Adam in danger.
31:10 - Jordan goes home. This pretty much helps everyone, since none of them would have beaten her in the final, but like I said, I would have kept her around another week.
37:00 - America's Vote... I would give the money to Daniele, but I have a feeling that America will vote for Adam.
Only two more episodes left!!
Monday, September 5, 2011
Big Brother 13 : Rachel Might Actually Win This
There seems to be some debate over whether Rachel is a good player
or not. In this blog I have consistently criticized her game play and
pointed out many ways in which she is far from a good player, yet here
she is in the final five, soon to be final three. How Rachel plays
these last few weeks will determine, in my mind, if she is a good player
or not. I'm ready to eat crow on her game play if she can pull off the
only scenario I see her winning with.
Rachel has always been a strong competition player, but what has always lacked in the strategy side of the game. Unfortunately for her, once you get to the final two competitions cease to matter and it all comes down to votes. I have also said numerous times in this blog that Big Brother is a numbers game. You have to make sure with every move you make that you have the amount of votes needed to stay in the house, but at this point in the season you need to start counting the other way. It now becomes important to count the amount of votes you have in the jury house. If Rachel take time to do this, she has to see that her only chance of winning is finding a way to get both Jordan and Adam in the jury house. Counting the possible votes, Daniele, Shelly, Kalia and Porsche will almost certainly vote against her no matter the situation, Jeff, Jordan and Adam will vote for her unless she is up against Jordan, and Brendon is voting for her no matter what. If she is really a good player, if she really wants to win and not place, then she has to go up against one of the people she has been talking about getting rid of. I have very little faith that she can look past her emotions enough to see this, but there is a small chance she pulls this thing out.
Here's this week's rankings...
5) Kalia - unless this week's veto competition is a mental one, she's going home.
4) Adam - I can't believe this guy is still around. He's floating his way right to the final two. I though it was funny when he said other then once recently he has been true to one side, when it has been quite obvious each week he sides with whoever has the power. I will be upset if he ends up winning!
3) Porsche - counting the votes, there is only one way she wins and that is if she goes up against Adam and people don't vote for him because he didn't do anything all season. Of course, that vote could easily go in his favor because he is better liked. Either way, the odds of Porsche winning are slim.
2) Rachel - I all ready laid out what she needs to do to win.
1) Jordan - after a couple of weeks out of the top spot, she returns. If she makes it to the final two, I don't really see a situation where she doesn't win. She has the votes almost all in her favor.
Rachel has always been a strong competition player, but what has always lacked in the strategy side of the game. Unfortunately for her, once you get to the final two competitions cease to matter and it all comes down to votes. I have also said numerous times in this blog that Big Brother is a numbers game. You have to make sure with every move you make that you have the amount of votes needed to stay in the house, but at this point in the season you need to start counting the other way. It now becomes important to count the amount of votes you have in the jury house. If Rachel take time to do this, she has to see that her only chance of winning is finding a way to get both Jordan and Adam in the jury house. Counting the possible votes, Daniele, Shelly, Kalia and Porsche will almost certainly vote against her no matter the situation, Jeff, Jordan and Adam will vote for her unless she is up against Jordan, and Brendon is voting for her no matter what. If she is really a good player, if she really wants to win and not place, then she has to go up against one of the people she has been talking about getting rid of. I have very little faith that she can look past her emotions enough to see this, but there is a small chance she pulls this thing out.
Here's this week's rankings...
5) Kalia - unless this week's veto competition is a mental one, she's going home.
4) Adam - I can't believe this guy is still around. He's floating his way right to the final two. I though it was funny when he said other then once recently he has been true to one side, when it has been quite obvious each week he sides with whoever has the power. I will be upset if he ends up winning!
3) Porsche - counting the votes, there is only one way she wins and that is if she goes up against Adam and people don't vote for him because he didn't do anything all season. Of course, that vote could easily go in his favor because he is better liked. Either way, the odds of Porsche winning are slim.
2) Rachel - I all ready laid out what she needs to do to win.
1) Jordan - after a couple of weeks out of the top spot, she returns. If she makes it to the final two, I don't really see a situation where she doesn't win. She has the votes almost all in her favor.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Big Brother 13 : Down To the Nitty Gritty
Here's this week's eviction journal...
1:32 - Last episode Porsche and Kalia kept talking about how Porsche shouldn't have opened Pandora's Box. In Big Brother, my theory is always take the sure thing. There is no reason Porsche should regret taking the money because nobody was going to guarantee her money if she didn't. Now, at the very least, she walks away with $5 grand. That's a lot better then nothing!
2:18 - I'm really starting to not like Shelly's game play. This whole promise to only work towards Jordan and Rachel making the final two if kept in the house is a scumbag play as far as I am concerned. Especially coming from someone who claimed not to lie in a confessional earlier this season.
2:40 - Yes! I love the jury house segments. The people's reactions to other's game play is usually entertaining.
3:20 - "Most tumultuous week in Big Brother, ever." Exaggerate much, Julie? I hate to break it to you, but this was far from the most tumultuous week in Big Brother history.
5:38 - Another thing I hate about Rachel... she thinks she's funny, but I'm pretty sure she doesn't have a funny bone in her body. She's just annoying!
10:00 - I can't believe these two would think about keeping Shelly. There's always the thought that she would be the perfect person to go up against in the final two because nobody would vote for her, but I think the same goes for Adam and you know you can trust him. Shelly has proven that she will stab you in the back, she needs to go.
10:25 - Seriously, can Shelly get any more despicable? Take my fake ring as proof of my word? Really, she needs to go!
12:20 - Just because Shelly is playing the game doesn't mean she isn't a floater. To me a floater is someone who just backs whatever side is in power and that is exactly what Shelly has done all game long. She may do a lot of game play and a lot of talking, but in the end she's the queen of the floaters.
21:13 - Can we stop with this "shocker" in a high pitched voice crap already. I get that it's kind of Daniele's catch phrase and the rest of the house picked it up, but it's super annoying and way over used.
23:50 - Wow, can't believe Jeff threw away the clown shoe! He was that close to still being in the game. Now he has nobody to blame but himself.
24:50 - It's funny how Daniele is sitting on the couch laughing, while the other two are all serious, shooting her looks. Just shows how to Daniele this is just a fun game, while the other two take it much to personal. Then again, she's won once and the other two haven't.
31:30 - Bye, bye, Shelly. Smart move by the girls to get rid of her. There was no way you could trust her after what we saw her do.
37:40 - Ok, two things about Shelly's interview... 1) she acted like she turned on Jeff and Jordan when she voted out Jeff, but the truth is she turned the week before when she teamed up with Daniele and tried to keep her in the house. 2) All this talk about how turning on her alliance was a stupid move, but no talk about the fact that it would have worked out fine if Porsche hadn't opened Pandora's Box. If Porsche hadn't taken the money, which again, taking the money was the right move, then Shelly would still be in the house and we'd be talking about how good her move was!
40:03 - A Physical Speed competition... there is no way Rachel doesn't win HOH this week. I wonder if they plan the order of all these competitions before the season starts or if they manipulate the winners by choosing week to week. I break the competitions into four categories, Physical Speed, which is races, Physical Endurance, which is when you stand or dangle on something, Skilled, which is throwing or hitting or manipulating things, and Mental, which is trivia and guessing games. If this was a Mental or Skilled competition, someone else would have had a chance, but nobody that is left is going to beat Rachel in either Physical competition. Looks like Kalia or Porsche is going home this week.
1:32 - Last episode Porsche and Kalia kept talking about how Porsche shouldn't have opened Pandora's Box. In Big Brother, my theory is always take the sure thing. There is no reason Porsche should regret taking the money because nobody was going to guarantee her money if she didn't. Now, at the very least, she walks away with $5 grand. That's a lot better then nothing!
2:18 - I'm really starting to not like Shelly's game play. This whole promise to only work towards Jordan and Rachel making the final two if kept in the house is a scumbag play as far as I am concerned. Especially coming from someone who claimed not to lie in a confessional earlier this season.
2:40 - Yes! I love the jury house segments. The people's reactions to other's game play is usually entertaining.
3:20 - "Most tumultuous week in Big Brother, ever." Exaggerate much, Julie? I hate to break it to you, but this was far from the most tumultuous week in Big Brother history.
5:38 - Another thing I hate about Rachel... she thinks she's funny, but I'm pretty sure she doesn't have a funny bone in her body. She's just annoying!
10:00 - I can't believe these two would think about keeping Shelly. There's always the thought that she would be the perfect person to go up against in the final two because nobody would vote for her, but I think the same goes for Adam and you know you can trust him. Shelly has proven that she will stab you in the back, she needs to go.
10:25 - Seriously, can Shelly get any more despicable? Take my fake ring as proof of my word? Really, she needs to go!
12:20 - Just because Shelly is playing the game doesn't mean she isn't a floater. To me a floater is someone who just backs whatever side is in power and that is exactly what Shelly has done all game long. She may do a lot of game play and a lot of talking, but in the end she's the queen of the floaters.
21:13 - Can we stop with this "shocker" in a high pitched voice crap already. I get that it's kind of Daniele's catch phrase and the rest of the house picked it up, but it's super annoying and way over used.
23:50 - Wow, can't believe Jeff threw away the clown shoe! He was that close to still being in the game. Now he has nobody to blame but himself.
24:50 - It's funny how Daniele is sitting on the couch laughing, while the other two are all serious, shooting her looks. Just shows how to Daniele this is just a fun game, while the other two take it much to personal. Then again, she's won once and the other two haven't.
31:30 - Bye, bye, Shelly. Smart move by the girls to get rid of her. There was no way you could trust her after what we saw her do.
37:40 - Ok, two things about Shelly's interview... 1) she acted like she turned on Jeff and Jordan when she voted out Jeff, but the truth is she turned the week before when she teamed up with Daniele and tried to keep her in the house. 2) All this talk about how turning on her alliance was a stupid move, but no talk about the fact that it would have worked out fine if Porsche hadn't opened Pandora's Box. If Porsche hadn't taken the money, which again, taking the money was the right move, then Shelly would still be in the house and we'd be talking about how good her move was!
40:03 - A Physical Speed competition... there is no way Rachel doesn't win HOH this week. I wonder if they plan the order of all these competitions before the season starts or if they manipulate the winners by choosing week to week. I break the competitions into four categories, Physical Speed, which is races, Physical Endurance, which is when you stand or dangle on something, Skilled, which is throwing or hitting or manipulating things, and Mental, which is trivia and guessing games. If this was a Mental or Skilled competition, someone else would have had a chance, but nobody that is left is going to beat Rachel in either Physical competition. Looks like Kalia or Porsche is going home this week.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Big Brother 13 : The Latest Rankings
Well, "Big" Jeff shot himself in the "big" foot and caused a ton of chaos in the process. Jeff, and obviously Jordan as well, has no one to blame for his departure but himself. The way he handled the situation with Shelly guaranteed that he would go home. I've said it a hundred times, I even dedicated a whole post to it, you can't play this game emotionally and a veteran like Jeff should know that. By getting pissed at Shelly and yelling at her, he insured that he would lose her vote. It even seemed like if he was even a bit conciliatory right before the vote went down when he went into the laundry room with Shelly, he could sway her back. But he couldn't and now he's gone. I get why he was mad, I would have been mad as well, but at the same time he had to understand on some level that he was the biggest threat to everyone in the house, even Shelly.
I even more disappointed with Jordan. Big Brother is a game. It's not real life. Just because you get along with someone or make fast friends doesn't mean keeping them in the game is best for your chances of winning. It's something Adam hasn't figured out yet and is the reason he sucks at this game. Jordan has to understand that the only chance Shelly has at winning is with Jeff gone. She made a great game move and it had nothing to do with whatever friendship she has built. Get over yourself and stop crying!
Here's the rankings...
6) Rachel - She has no shot of winning. Even if someone decides to keep her around until the finals, she won't get enough votes from the jury. Or at least, I hope that's the case. If there's anything good in the world, that would be the case.
5) Adam - As much as I think he's the worst player I've ever seen, like I mentioned last week, there's the smallest of chances he sticks around because he's a threat to no one. The person you don't think is a threat, who hasn't pissed anyone off, has a way of winning these shows, eg. Jordan.
4) Jordan - Her display this week and the fact that Jeff went home has dropped her in the rankings. I have a feeling Rachel is the one going home if things stay the same, but Jordan hasn't won anything so she will go home next.
3) Shelly - She has the numbers, but her chances of winning are pretty small now that she pissed off Jeff. You never know how these things will work out. I would vote for her for being the best player, but I'm not sure Jeff will look past his personal anger to see that when it comes time to vote. That doubt keeps her away from the top spot.
2) Kalia - She has the ability to stay around. And we found out this week that she's had a deal with Jordan. She made Jeff mad, but it wasn't as person a backstab as Shelly's, so she fairly well liked by the jury. Her only down fall right now is she can't win any physical competitions.
1) Porsche - My how things change. After sitting around doing nothing for more then half the season, Porsche has proven herself to be quite the threat in competitions. She hasn't really pissed anyone off, other then not doing anything, so she should pull in a good number of jury votes. Suddenly, it looks like she has the best chance of pulling this thing off.
I even more disappointed with Jordan. Big Brother is a game. It's not real life. Just because you get along with someone or make fast friends doesn't mean keeping them in the game is best for your chances of winning. It's something Adam hasn't figured out yet and is the reason he sucks at this game. Jordan has to understand that the only chance Shelly has at winning is with Jeff gone. She made a great game move and it had nothing to do with whatever friendship she has built. Get over yourself and stop crying!
Here's the rankings...
6) Rachel - She has no shot of winning. Even if someone decides to keep her around until the finals, she won't get enough votes from the jury. Or at least, I hope that's the case. If there's anything good in the world, that would be the case.
5) Adam - As much as I think he's the worst player I've ever seen, like I mentioned last week, there's the smallest of chances he sticks around because he's a threat to no one. The person you don't think is a threat, who hasn't pissed anyone off, has a way of winning these shows, eg. Jordan.
4) Jordan - Her display this week and the fact that Jeff went home has dropped her in the rankings. I have a feeling Rachel is the one going home if things stay the same, but Jordan hasn't won anything so she will go home next.
3) Shelly - She has the numbers, but her chances of winning are pretty small now that she pissed off Jeff. You never know how these things will work out. I would vote for her for being the best player, but I'm not sure Jeff will look past his personal anger to see that when it comes time to vote. That doubt keeps her away from the top spot.
2) Kalia - She has the ability to stay around. And we found out this week that she's had a deal with Jordan. She made Jeff mad, but it wasn't as person a backstab as Shelly's, so she fairly well liked by the jury. Her only down fall right now is she can't win any physical competitions.
1) Porsche - My how things change. After sitting around doing nothing for more then half the season, Porsche has proven herself to be quite the threat in competitions. She hasn't really pissed anyone off, other then not doing anything, so she should pull in a good number of jury votes. Suddenly, it looks like she has the best chance of pulling this thing off.
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